แทน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicแทน
æ d n
RomanizationPaiboontɛɛn
Royal Institutethaen
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰɛːn˧/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨴᩯ᩠ᨶ, Khün ᨴᩯ᩠ᨶ, Lao ແທນ (thǣn), ᦶᦑᧃ (taen), Shan တႅၼ်း (tén).

Verb

แทน • (tɛɛn) (abstract noun การแทน)

  1. to represent; to take place of.
  2. to replace.
  3. to repay; to retaliate.

Adverb

แทน • (tɛɛn)

  1. instead; in place; rather.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English tan.

Adjective

แทน • (tɛɛn)

  1. tan.

Further reading

  • แทน” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.